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Barracuda #5
Kannibalen
Jean Dufaux et Jérémy ne laissent aucun répit aux pirates dans ce tome 5 de Barracuda. Tandis que Raffy est otage des Espagnols, Maria, Goudron, Jean Coupe-Droit et Emilio fuient vers l'île des Ranelagh. La joie de retrouver le Barracuda est de courte durée. Cette île n'est pas plus hospitalière que Puerto Blanco : les tortures des Espagnols sont bien civilisées face au cannibalisme de la tribu des Moori ! Blackdog résistera-t-il à leur sorcier ? Le diamant du Kashar n'a pas fini d'éveiller les convoitises...
Un tome 5 rempli de rebondissements et de scènes de combats où l'on retrouve l'impressionnant Barracuda !
Un tome 5 rempli de rebondissements et de scènes de combats où l'on retrouve l'impressionnant Barracuda !
56 pages, Hardcover
First published September 3, 2015
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Jean Dufaux
477 books86 followersJean Dufaux is a Belgian comic book writer. Beginning his professional career as a journalist for "Ciné-presse", Dufaux started writing comic books in the 1980s. Perhaps his most well-known, and certainly his most long-running, series is Jessica Blandy.
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April 16, 2024
Some of the motivations were a little unclear this volume.
Raffy, being held by the Spanish to trade for the diamond, somehow talks them into granting him house arrest.
De La Loya insults Keen Flame and she begins plotting to overthrow the Spaniards, first swaying the malleable Ferrango.
Much of the book concerns a tribe of cannibals, which is a welcome addition to a pirate tale, but they don’t have much of a point beyond that.
The heroes find only the old witch alive on the Barracuda. The crew is dead of the deep sea sickness, and the captain has fled to the island’s interior. No real reason except his madness.
The heroes’ motivation is also shaky here. Why are they pursuing Black Dog? There is talk of using the Barracuda to rescue Raffy but the utility of the half-wrecked, crewless ship remains dubious, as does the necessity of Black Dog to pilot it. They might be able to trade the diamond for Raffy (do they even know he’s still alive?) but this is never explicitly stated. The only one who really wants to rescue Raffy is Maria. Emilio might want to help her out of friendship, but it’s not well established. Jean might want to reclaim the island, and she could use the diamond to pay for Red Hawk’s help. Idk.
Emilio and Jean pursue the captain and are aided by a shady character. They find Black Dog in a witch doctor’s hut, but the captain won’t reveal the diamond’s location.
The cannibals then capture Emilio and Maria, ostensibly to serve as hostages. Back at the beach cannibals kill Tar and capture Maria.
But it’s actually all a ruse and the captives are allowed to escape along with Black Dog. For some reason the shady guy goes with them, even though he led them into a trap.
The cannibals track the escapees. The witch and witch doctor ambush Black Dog when he goes to recover the diamond. He kills them both.
The rest of the party has gone back to the Barracuda where they attempt to fend off an all-out cannibal assault. The cannibals overrun the ship, but flee when they discover its hold full of dead men, fearing the deep water sickness.
The shady guy has Jean, Emilio, and Maria at gunpoint, but gives up when Black Dog returns and informs him of the witch doctor’s death.
Black Dog has gone somewhat mad due to the diamond and refuses to give it up, even to save his son.
Red Hawk arrives to fulfill his pact with Jean. We still don’t know what that entails.
Meanwhile, in Puerto Blanco, Raffy enacts his revenge against De La Loya, and the freebooters rebel against the Spaniards. The she-viper Keen Flame switches sides yet again. Raffy (foolishly?) lets her live.
The volume ends with the Barracuda and the Red Hawk sighted off Puerto Blanco.
The threads have merged considerably. Black Dog, Red Hawk, Emilio, Maria, and Jean are set to attack. Presumably they will be aided by Raffy, Keen Flame, and the freebooters. Against them, the blind priest and what remains of the Spaniards. Then, the diamond will be up for grabs.
Raffy, being held by the Spanish to trade for the diamond, somehow talks them into granting him house arrest.
De La Loya insults Keen Flame and she begins plotting to overthrow the Spaniards, first swaying the malleable Ferrango.
Much of the book concerns a tribe of cannibals, which is a welcome addition to a pirate tale, but they don’t have much of a point beyond that.
The heroes find only the old witch alive on the Barracuda. The crew is dead of the deep sea sickness, and the captain has fled to the island’s interior. No real reason except his madness.
The heroes’ motivation is also shaky here. Why are they pursuing Black Dog? There is talk of using the Barracuda to rescue Raffy but the utility of the half-wrecked, crewless ship remains dubious, as does the necessity of Black Dog to pilot it. They might be able to trade the diamond for Raffy (do they even know he’s still alive?) but this is never explicitly stated. The only one who really wants to rescue Raffy is Maria. Emilio might want to help her out of friendship, but it’s not well established. Jean might want to reclaim the island, and she could use the diamond to pay for Red Hawk’s help. Idk.
Emilio and Jean pursue the captain and are aided by a shady character. They find Black Dog in a witch doctor’s hut, but the captain won’t reveal the diamond’s location.
The cannibals then capture Emilio and Maria, ostensibly to serve as hostages. Back at the beach cannibals kill Tar and capture Maria.
But it’s actually all a ruse and the captives are allowed to escape along with Black Dog. For some reason the shady guy goes with them, even though he led them into a trap.
The cannibals track the escapees. The witch and witch doctor ambush Black Dog when he goes to recover the diamond. He kills them both.
The rest of the party has gone back to the Barracuda where they attempt to fend off an all-out cannibal assault. The cannibals overrun the ship, but flee when they discover its hold full of dead men, fearing the deep water sickness.
The shady guy has Jean, Emilio, and Maria at gunpoint, but gives up when Black Dog returns and informs him of the witch doctor’s death.
Black Dog has gone somewhat mad due to the diamond and refuses to give it up, even to save his son.
Red Hawk arrives to fulfill his pact with Jean. We still don’t know what that entails.
Meanwhile, in Puerto Blanco, Raffy enacts his revenge against De La Loya, and the freebooters rebel against the Spaniards. The she-viper Keen Flame switches sides yet again. Raffy (foolishly?) lets her live.
The volume ends with the Barracuda and the Red Hawk sighted off Puerto Blanco.
The threads have merged considerably. Black Dog, Red Hawk, Emilio, Maria, and Jean are set to attack. Presumably they will be aided by Raffy, Keen Flame, and the freebooters. Against them, the blind priest and what remains of the Spaniards. Then, the diamond will be up for grabs.
December 29, 2019
Ancora una volta una puntata eccellente, la penultima. Cambiano ancora le carte in tavola ed entra in scena un nuovo protagonista. Il finale sarà altrettanto bello come tutta la serie? Aspettiamo e vediamo...
July 19, 2020
3.0
Sigo con la sensación de que la serie intenta abarcar muchas cosas, pero no consigue centrarse en ninguna. Demasiados personajes con demasiados cambios de bando, alianzas y traiciones espontáneas.
Sigo con la sensación de que la serie intenta abarcar muchas cosas, pero no consigue centrarse en ninguna. Demasiados personajes con demasiados cambios de bando, alianzas y traiciones espontáneas.
August 10, 2020
Colourful characters and fantastical pirate adventuring, but this still feels more like “Black Sails” than “The Pirates of The Caribbean” - which is good.
This was the second to the last volume in the series and the action was really picking up. Lets see who will survive the final volume...
This was the second to the last volume in the series and the action was really picking up. Lets see who will survive the final volume...
September 17, 2021
2016 = £7.99 / $13.95
A very fun read full of action and intrigue with characters that are very fun to follow.
The art is stunning.
A very fun read full of action and intrigue with characters that are very fun to follow.
The art is stunning.
January 8, 2022
Another solid entry in this series. I find the artwork lush and detailed. The story is good not Dufaux's best but solid.
November 12, 2016
This series is very much in the fantastical vein that Pirates of the Caribbean sits in rather than, say, Treasure Island, but as we’ve romanticised the actions of pirates for so long now this is becoming something of the norm.
The opening of this book splits the narrative between Puerto Blanco with a captured Raffy and an island of cannibals where Emilio, Jean Straight-Cut, Tar and Dona Maria have found the Barracuda, but it’s imposing captain, Blackdog, is missing. Learning that he may be on the island Jean Straight-Cut and Emilio go to search for him and run into a man who claims to be the island’s master. He informs them that Blackdog is the prisoner of the cannibals who seek to extract the whereabouts of the Kashar Diamond. While they decide how to handle this threat Raffy is negotiating his liberty with Puerto Blanco’s new masters, the Spanish.
So the respective scenes are set for some serious confrontation and not a little blood as they fight for their freedom. We also get to see what all the fuss with the Kashar diamond is really all about as its power is laid bare before the Barracuda can set sail once more.
As I’ve mentioned, this is a fantastical rather than a historical book, so the characters are writ large, full of attitude, grim determination and with a flair for violence, not to mention a keen dress sense. Jérémy’s clearly a gifted character designer, so he dials the pirateness up to eleven and let’s rip. However, in this particular book, his best creation by far is Penilla, the cannibal’s witch doctor, a gruesome man of demonic appearance.
There are moments when all the posturing and flamboyant characters almost get too much, but as long as you treat this as a story in the spirit of Thorgal then you can look past it to an exuberant and exciting adventure. Now, where’s my rum?
The opening of this book splits the narrative between Puerto Blanco with a captured Raffy and an island of cannibals where Emilio, Jean Straight-Cut, Tar and Dona Maria have found the Barracuda, but it’s imposing captain, Blackdog, is missing. Learning that he may be on the island Jean Straight-Cut and Emilio go to search for him and run into a man who claims to be the island’s master. He informs them that Blackdog is the prisoner of the cannibals who seek to extract the whereabouts of the Kashar Diamond. While they decide how to handle this threat Raffy is negotiating his liberty with Puerto Blanco’s new masters, the Spanish.
So the respective scenes are set for some serious confrontation and not a little blood as they fight for their freedom. We also get to see what all the fuss with the Kashar diamond is really all about as its power is laid bare before the Barracuda can set sail once more.
As I’ve mentioned, this is a fantastical rather than a historical book, so the characters are writ large, full of attitude, grim determination and with a flair for violence, not to mention a keen dress sense. Jérémy’s clearly a gifted character designer, so he dials the pirateness up to eleven and let’s rip. However, in this particular book, his best creation by far is Penilla, the cannibal’s witch doctor, a gruesome man of demonic appearance.
There are moments when all the posturing and flamboyant characters almost get too much, but as long as you treat this as a story in the spirit of Thorgal then you can look past it to an exuberant and exciting adventure. Now, where’s my rum?
February 8, 2016
Je pensais naïvement que ce tome était le dernier de la saga mais après l'avoir refermé, je dois admettre que non... En tous les cas, ce tome était des plus passionnant, l'intrigue est un peu plus condensée (car exception faite de Raffy, les personnages principaux sont tous réunis) et j'ai beaucoup apprécié les cannibales ainsi que le sorcier ( encore une fois ça m'a rappelé le second volet de Pirates des Caraïbes). Tout comme la découverte du fameux diamant (enfin on le voit ! et bien entendu, il est rouge, comme il se doit). L'évasion des personnages principaux des cannibales est aussi épique que l'on pouvait s'y attendre tout comme la rébellion menée par Raffy !
La fin est juste flippante (entre les cales du Barracuda, l'entêtement de Blackdog et l'arrivée du Faucon Rouge, on ne s'ennuie pas).
Sur le dessin et les couleurs, un tome très très sanglant, qui utilise à fond toutes les variations entre le rouge et le noir/blanc/pastel. Très réussi et bourré d'action
Ce que j'aime : voir enfin le diamant, l'arrivée du Faucon Rouge, l'action très sanglante, le sort des espagnols
Ce que j'aime moins : beaucoup trop court
En bref : Un tome charnière, bourré d'action qui donne envie de découvrir la suite !
Ma note
8/10
La fin est juste flippante (entre les cales du Barracuda, l'entêtement de Blackdog et l'arrivée du Faucon Rouge, on ne s'ennuie pas).
Sur le dessin et les couleurs, un tome très très sanglant, qui utilise à fond toutes les variations entre le rouge et le noir/blanc/pastel. Très réussi et bourré d'action
Ce que j'aime : voir enfin le diamant, l'arrivée du Faucon Rouge, l'action très sanglante, le sort des espagnols
Ce que j'aime moins : beaucoup trop court
En bref : Un tome charnière, bourré d'action qui donne envie de découvrir la suite !
Ma note
8/10
February 4, 2017
Raffy is still on the Island of Puerto Blanco, after the events in
Barracuda 4: Revolts
, while the rest of his friends are now searching for his father. The plot thickens (I will willingly admit that it took me a little while to catch up with the many plot threads memory-wise, since it has been quite a wait for this volume), and the bar that the previous volume raised holds at that level.
All in all, I find that Dufaux and Jérémy's narrative keeps delivering. I just hope the wait for the next album is not as infernally long.
All in all, I find that Dufaux and Jérémy's narrative keeps delivering. I just hope the wait for the next album is not as infernally long.
June 24, 2017
Un autre excellent tome de cette série. Beaucoup d’action et de combats. On ne craint pas de faire mourir certains personnages même s’ils ont une certaine importance dans l’histoire. J’aime aussi que de nouveaux ennemis se greffent en cours de route. Une série que je vais poursuivre dès la sortie du 6e tome.
November 17, 2016
now just the wait for #6 to be translated, and available to us 'rosbeefs'
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